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Quaker gun
Noun
US
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
敵に実際の火力以上に見せかけるための、作動しない模造銃・大砲。たいていは木製で、戦略的な欺瞞(デコイ)として用いられる / 実際の戦闘能力を持たない、見せかけのみの銃器または砲兵装備
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(chiefly US, idiomatic, military, weaponry) A nonfunctional imitation of a gun or of a piece of artillery, typically made of wood and usually intended to deceive enemy forces into overestimating one's available firepower.
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Quaker gun
During the standoff, the defenders positioned a Quaker gun on the hill to convince the approaching forces they had artillery.
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During the standoff, the defenders positioned a Quaker gun on the hill to convince the approaching forces they had artillery.
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